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Eithene Wilkins
Eithne and her sister Sodelb are two relatively obscure Irish saints from Leinster who are supposed to have flourished in the 5th century. They are commemorated together in the Irish martyrologies on 29 March, though 2 and 15 January were also marked out as feast-days. The 17th-century scholar John Colgan believed that a ''Life'' written for them had been witnessed in ''c''. 1490 by Cathal Óg Mac Maghnusa (d. 1498), whom he regarded as the author of additions to the ''Félire Óengusso'' (see below). Although nothing of the kind has come to light, they do make cameo appearances in the ''Lives'' of two better-known 6/7th-century saints, Aedan of Ferns, Áedan and Saint Moling, Moling, both bishops of Roman Catholic Diocese of Ferns, Ferns. Ever since their first appearances in the two earliest Irish martyrologies, the ''Martyrology of Tallaght'' and ''Félire Óengusso'' (early 8th century), the sisters are typically referred to as the daughters of Baite or Baithe. They appear a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leinster
Leinster ( ; or ) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland. The modern province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige, which existed during Gaelic Ireland. Following the 12th-century Norman invasion of Ireland, the historic "fifths" of Leinster and Meath gradually merged, mainly due to the impact of the Pale, which straddled both, thereby forming the present-day province of Leinster. The ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial purposes. In later centuries, local government legislation has prompted further sub-division of the historic counties. Leinster has no official function for local-government purposes. However, it is an officially recognised subdivision of Ireland and is listed on ISO 3166-2 as one of the four provinces of Ireland. "IE-L" is attributed to Leinster as its ''country sub-division'' code. Leinster had a population of 2,858,501 according to the prelim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
